Every month A Woman’s View features women who have surmounted
obstacles, achieved success, survived adversity or made the world
a better place in some way. We keep increasing our number of pages
because there are so many wonderful stories about so many wonderful
women. There is never room for them all. At first, we thought we were
writing about extraordinary women. But, each month reveals another
wave of remarkable accomplishments and by sheer numbers, it is apparent
that extraordinary achievement is quite commonplace in our valley.
Women work. They work well, they work hard, and their contributions
to our community are invaluable. A Woman’s View is pleased to
offer recognition whenever we can. We are proud to promote women owned
businesses. We want to do more.
Women frequently lament the pervasive presence and strength of “the
good ole boy network”. It is time and past time that women have
a network of their own.
Starting in September, A Woman’s View will offer a directory
on our website for women owned businesses and services. Any woman
owned business serving our area from Charleston, Parkersburg, Marietta
or throughout the Mid Ohio Valley, is welcome to a listing with the
company name, a sentence about the service or business, contact, address,
phone numbers, website and email address. We will also list information
and contacts for groups and organizations that are woman oriented.
Contact information about agencies that are concerned with women and
women’s issues will be posted as well.
On the website, the West Virginia Women’s Commission will maintain
a list of pending legislation affecting women along with the times
and places of the Commission’s public meetings. Sources available
to women for financial, technical and management assistance will be
included as they are confirmed.
Women looking for work are invited to submit a paragraph (125 words
or less) describing themselves and the type of work they seek. Women
owned businesses are welcome to submit job descriptions for positions
that are open in their company. Both will be posted on the website.
Our goal is the development and maintenance of a working network for
women. Our contribution is a free and public forum for women to help
themselves and each other. Our hope is that the women of Charleston
and the Mid Ohio Valley will employ it to the fullest.
One single thread can start a network, but it takes a thousand to
make it tight and strong. Help us weave a woman’s web. Send
us your information about women owned and operated enterprises and
organizations.
Together, we have the strength to embrace the universe and the knowledge
to reach the stars. Together, we can make those stars shine brilliantly
to illuminate the dark places and dark times of our life.
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